Sexual Assault Response Program (SARP) Volunteer Training – Session 3

What Volunteers Do:

• Undergo a mandatory 20 hour training program, followed by continuous team communication and training as needed.
• Provide emotional support, advocacy, hospital accompaniment, and information to all genders and peoples who have been sexually assaulted (ages 13+).
• Work on an on-call basis, reporting to the Tofino General Hospital, RCMP detachments, and WCRS offices, as requested.
• Collaborate with Forensic Nurse Examiners and other communirty resource providers to ensure survivors receive trauma-informed and barrier-free support.

Training:

• Volunteers are trained from a trauma-informed and Indigenous-informed perspective on the impacts of sexual assault and abuse.
• This training program educates volunteers on:
  • How to hold space for, and empower survivors.
  • The impacts of trauma and the different journeys to healing.
  • What other community supports are available.
  • Understanding the medical and legal options following an assault.
  • How to recognize your own indicators of burnout and vicarious trauma.